Personal Injury Lawyer Demands Revisions To Construction Safety Rules Following Tragic Crane Accident

July 20, 2016 – – LipsigLawyers.com reports on a fatal crane accident at a construction site on a Highway 269 bridge. A local report from ABC3340.com stated that the incident happened during the early morning of June 13th. One construction worker died as a result of the accident.

The Walker County Sheriff’s Department was called to the location and upon arrival, they found that a crane had overturned on top of the operator of the machine. News organizations are still gathering information but a local coroner told ABC3340.com that when the crane started shifting, the operator jumped from it and then it landed on top of him.

LipsigLawyers.com’s Thomas Moverman sent his condolences to the family. He also expressed his hopes that this accident will help to increase awareness of the need to revise construction safety rules and regulations.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) that the 3rd and 4th most common causes of deaths of construction workers in 2014 were being hit by or caught between an object or construction equipment. These causes are included in the “fatal four” top causes of death of construction workers which also includes slips, trips, and falls, as well as electrocution deaths.

Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released information stating that the total number of injuries at work that proved fatal were 5 percent higher in 2014 than in the previous year, 2013. The BLS also said that 15 percent of all fatal injuries in 2014 were from contact with objects and equipment.

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman have long been representing victims of construction accidents. The firm is currently looking to assist those individuals who have been injured in a construction accident and qualifying individuals may be entitled to financial compensation. They have successfully obtained millions in settlements for victims and strongly believe in fighting for the compensation victims need and deserve. In one case, Attorney Thomas Moverman won a victim $2.6 million for a worker who injured his knee and back in a fall from defective scaffolding.

For more information on construction injuries, or for a free consultation, contact an attorney with Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman at (646)-846-4496.

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